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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Betsy Rakola, Grants Management 

Specialist, National Organic Program, 

USDA/AMS/NOP, Room 2646-South, 

Ag Stop 0268, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250– 

0268; Telephone: (202) 720–3252. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

National Organic Certification CostShare Program is authorized under 7 

U.S.C. 6523, as amended by section 

10301 of the Food, Conservation and 

Energy Act of 2008 (Act). The Act 

authorizes the Department to provide 

certification cost-share assistance to 

producers and handlers of organic 

agricultural products in all States. 

Beginning in Fiscal Year 2008, the AMS 

has allocated $22 million for this 

program to be distributed through 

cooperative agreements to interested 

States, until such funding has been 

exhausted. The Program provides 

financial assistance to organic producers 

and handlers certified to the NOP. The 

NOP is authorized under the Organic 

Foods Production Act of 1990, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). 

To participate in the program, 

interested States, through their State 

Department of Agriculture, must 

complete an Application for Federal 

Assistance (Standard Form 424) and 

enter into a written cooperative 

agreement with AMS. State Department 

of Agriculture refers to agencies, 

commissions, or departments of State 

government responsible for 

implementing regulation, policy or 

programs on agriculture within their 

State. The program will provide costshare assistance, through participating 

States, to organic producers and 

handlers receiving certification or 

continuation of certification by a USDA 

accredited certifying agent commencing 

October 1, 2010, through September 30, 

2011. Under the Act, cost-share 

assistance payments are limited to 75 

percent of an individual producer’s or 

handler’s certification costs up to a 

maximum of $750.00 per year. 

To receive cost-share assistance, 

organic producers and handlers must 

submit an application to the 

representative Agency of the State in 

which their farm/operation is located. 

This application must include: (1) Proof 

of NOP certification issued or continued 

within the cost-share qualifying period, 

October 1, 2010, through September 30, 

2011, and; (2) an itemized invoice 

demonstrating costs incurred for NOP 

certification. Costs incurred for noncertification activities, such as, 

membership associations or farm/ 

operation inputs are not eligible for 

assistance through this program. 

However, for producers in the states 

of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and 

Wyoming cost-share funding is available 

to these states, through their State 

Department of Agriculture, under the 

Agricultural Management Assistance 

(AMA) Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program authorized under Section 1524 

of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 1501–1524). As 

provided in a notice of Funds 

Availability published in the Federal 

Register completed applications for the 

AMA Federal assistance program, along 

with signed cooperative agreements 

must be received by close of business, 

September 24, 2010. Information on the 

AMA program can be found under 

‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the 

NOP’s homepage at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

How to Submit Applications: To 

receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of 

Agriculture must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424), and enter into a 

written cooperative agreement with 

AMS. AMS encourages interested States 

to submit the Application for Federal 

Assistance (Standard Form 424), 

electronically via Grants.gov, the 

Federal grants Web site, http:// 

www.grants.gov. Applications submitted 

electronically via Grants.gov must be 

filed by September 24, 2010. A 

hardcopy of Standard Form 424 bearing 

an original signature is not required 

when applying through http:// 

www.grants.gov. However, the 

cooperative agreement must have the 

original signature of the official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. The signed cooperative 

agreement must be sent by express mail 

or courier service and received at the 

above address by September 24, 2010. 

States considering submitting electronic 

application forms should become 

familiar with the Grants.gov Web site 

and begin the application process well 

in advance of the application deadline. 

For information on how to apply 

electronically, please consult http:// 

www.grants.gov/GetRegistered. 

State Agencies submitting hard copy 

applications should submit a signed 

copy of Standard Form 424 and a signed 

copy of the cooperative agreement the 

application package to AMS at the 

address listed above. The Standard 

Form 424 and the cooperative 

agreement must have the original 

signature of the official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. Hard copy applications 

should be sent only via express mail or 

courier service and must be received at 

the above address by September 24, 

2010. 

The National Organic Certification 

Cost-share Program is listed in the 

‘‘Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance’’ under number 10.163 and 

subject agencies must adhere to Title VI 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which 

bars discrimination in all Federallyassisted programs. Additional 

information on the National Organic 

Certification Cost-share Program can be 

found under ‘‘Organic Cost Share 

Program’’ on the NOP’s homepage at 

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 6523. 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22243 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–NOP–10–0065; NOP–10–06] 

Notice of Agricultural Management 

Assistance Organic Certification 

Cost-Share Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability. 

Inviting Applications for the 

Agricultural Management Assistance 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program. 

SUMMARY: This Notice invites the 

following eligible States: Connecticut, 

Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, Nevada, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, 

Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming, 

to submit an Application for Federal 

Assistance (Standard Form 424), and to 

enter into a Cooperative Agreement with 

the Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) for the Allocation of Organic 

Certification Cost-Share Funds. The 

AMS has allocated $1.495 million for 

this organic certification cost-share 

program in Fiscal Year 2010. Funds are 

available under this program to 16 

designated States to provide cost-share 

assistance to organic crop and livestock 

producers certified under the National 

Organic Program (NOP). Eligible States 

interested in obtaining cost-share funds 

for their organic producers will have to 

submit an Application for Federal 


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Assistance, and enter into a cooperative 

agreement with AMS for allocation of 

funds. 

DATES: Completed applications for 

Federal assistance along with signed 

cooperative agreements must be 

received by close of business, 

September 24, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for Federal 

assistance and cooperative agreements 

shall be submitted to: Betsy Rakola, 

Grants Management Specialist, National 

Organic Program, USDA/AMS/TMP/ 

NOP, Room 2640–South, Ag Stop 0268, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0264; 

Telephone: (202) 720–3252. Additional 

information can be found under 

‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the 

National Organic Program’s homepage 

at http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Betsy Rakola, Grants Management 

Specialist, National Organic Program, 

USDA/AMS/TM/NOP, Room 2640– 

South, Ag Stop 0268, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0268; 

Telephone: (202) 720–3252. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Organic Certification Cost-Share 

Program is part of the Agricultural 

Management Assistance (AMA) Program 

authorized under the Federal Crop 

Insurance Act (FCIA), as amended, (7 

U.S.C. 1524). Under the applicable FCIA 

provisions, the Department is 

authorized to provide cost-share 

assistance to organic producers in the 

States of Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and 

Wyoming. The AMS has allocated 

$1.495 million for this organic 

certification cost-share program in 

Fiscal Year 2010. This organic 

certification cost-share program 

provides financial assistance to organic 

producers certified to the NOP 

authorized under the Organic Foods 

Production Act of 1990, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). This program is in 

addition to and separate from the 

National Organic Certification CostShare Program which is also 

administered by AMS and is open to all 

States and U.S. Territories. 

To participate in the program, eligible 

States, through their State Department 

of Agriculture, must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424) and enter into a 

written cooperative agreement with 

AMS. State Department of Agriculture 

refers to agencies, commissions, or 

departments of State government 

responsible for implementing 

regulation, policy or programs on 

agriculture within their State. The 

program will provide cost-share 

assistance, through participating States, 

to organic crop and livestock producers 

receiving certification or continuation of 

certification by a USDA accredited 

certifying agent commencing October 1, 

2010, through September 30, 2011. The 

Department has determined that 

payments will be limited to 75 percent 

of an individual producer’s certification 

costs up to a maximum of $750.00. 

To receive cost-share assistance, 

organic producers must submit an 

application to the representative Agency 

of the State in which their farm/ 

operation is located. This application 

must include: (1) Proof of NOP 

certification issued or continued within 

the cost-share qualifying period, 

October 1, 2010, through September 30, 

2011, and (2) an itemized invoice 

demonstrating costs incurred for NOP 

certification. Costs incurred for noncertification activities, such as, 

membership associations or farm/ 

operation inputs are not eligible for 

assistance through this program. 

Assistance provided to eligible 

producers under this cost-share program 

is included under the Agricultural 

Management Assistance (AMA) 

Program. Total amount of cost-share 

payments provided to any eligible 

producer under all AMA programs 

cannot exceed $50,000. 

How To Submit Applications: To 

receive fund allocations to provide costshare assistance, a State Department of 

Agriculture must complete an 

Application for Federal Assistance 

(Standard Form 424), and enter into a 

written cooperative agreement with 

AMS. AMS encourages interested States 

to submit the Application for Federal 

Assistance, (Standard Form 424) 

electronically via Grants.gov, the 

Federal grants Web site, http:// 

www.grants.gov. Applications submitted 

electronically via Grants.gov must be 

filed by September 24, 2010. A 

hardcopy of Standard Form 424 bearing 

an original signature is not required 

when applying through http:// 

www.grants.gov. However, the 

cooperative agreement must have the 

original signature of the official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. The signed cooperative 

agreement must be sent by express mail 

or courier service and received at the 

above address by September 24, 2010. 

States considering submitting electronic 

application forms should become 

familiar with the Grants.Gov Web site 

and begin the application process well 

in advance of the application deadline. 

For information on how to apply 

electronically, please consult http:// 

www.grants.gov/GetRegistered. 

State Agencies submitting hard copy 

applications should submit a signed 

copy of Standard Form 424 and a signed 

copy of the cooperative agreement to 

AMS at the address listed above. The 

Standard Form 424 and the cooperative 

agreement must have the original 

signature of the official who has 

authority to apply for Federal 

assistance. Hard copy applications 

should be sent only via express mail or 

courier service and must be received at 

the above address by September 24, 

2010. 

The AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program is listed in the ‘‘Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance’’ under 

number 10.163 and subject agencies 

must adhere to Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964, which bars 

discrimination in all Federally assisted 

programs. Additional information on 

the AMA Organic Certification CostShare Program can be found under 

‘‘Organic Cost Share Program’’ on the 

NOP’s homepage at http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/nop. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1524. 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22244 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2010–0076] 

Pale Cyst Nematode; Update of 

Quarantined Areas 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of changes to 

quarantined area. 

SUMMARY: We are advising the public 

that we have made changes to the area 

in the State of Idaho that is quarantined 

to prevent the spread of pale cyst 

nematode. The description of the 

quarantined area was updated on April 

26, 2010. As a result of these changes, 

209 acres have been removed from the 

quarantined area. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jonathan M. Jones, National Program 

Manager, Emergency and Domestic 

Programs, PPQ, 4700 River Road Unit 

160, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 734- 

5038. 


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